Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- A writ petition was moved before the High Court (HC) on Wednesday, questioning the constitutional validity of two recently-enacted laws that deal with the judiciary's financial autonomy.

The laws are the Bangladesh Supreme Court Judges (Remuneration and Privileges) Act, 2021 and the Bangladesh Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges) Act, 2023.

Nine Supreme Court (SC) lawyers and four Dhaka University law students filed the petition, said their lawyer Mohammad Shishir Manir.

The petition prayed to the HC to issue a rule, asking the respondents to explain as to why the two laws should not be declared unconstitutional.

The petitioners also requested the court to issue a rule, asking as to why an adequate num...